The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1887-09-02

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was involved. The changes proposed BY
Il were SO radical rs 20 be almost reYoiu
tlonary. Ovcra hundred business houses
were TO be closed Nearly five hundred
men were 10 be forced 10 give ZIP chosen
employment. The city treasury was TO be
left with forty thousand dollars less reye.
nue, Trade amounting annually to mil.
lions was to be turned away from the city.
Many large business houses were tobe left
.nnrented. OfeourAe,a movement propos-
Ing measures soradical met with the most
spirited and determined opposition. MANY
OF our best citizens regarded II with oats
spoken disfavor.
Il was said that prohibition In city 50
large as this was iiupraetieable,t that Il would
not prohibit. that the trade would be iaiur.
ed. that taxes wouldbe inere aaed. that the
stores in which the liquor business was
carried on would not he rented for other
purposes, thatthe same amount of whisky
would be drank with the law as without H.
the city would only miss the revenue,that
- NbA4h he a hSAhH htgN Va AAt11tA FA1A
gress.
Il has now been eighteen nsonths since
the election, and twelve months since the
law went into effect. We are prepared
thus from observation TO note results.
Prohibition In this city does prohibit
The law Il observed as we'll as the law
against carrying concealed weapons, ,gamb
ling, theft and other ofFenses Of Ike char
aeter. II there had been a. many people
In favor Of carrying concealed weapons,
theft, gambling, ete,as there were in favor
OF the retail of ardent spiri.s,twelve months
ago, law against these things would not
have been carried out a. well a. Il was
against the liquor trade In consideration
Of the small majority with which prohibl.
ton was carried. and the large number Of
people who were opposed TO seeing lspro-
hiblt. the law has been maryelously well
observed
Prohibition has not injured she city fl.
nanciaiIy. According to the assessors
books property IN the city has increased
over two millions of dollars. Taxes have
not been increased. Two streets in the
city. ID ccaiur and Peters,we known AL
quor streets. II was hardly eonside red
proper for a lady TO walk these streets with
out an escort. Now they are jnsi ~ order.
~ a. any IN tho city. Property on them
has advanced from ten TO twenty Give per
cent. The loss OF forty thousand doilars
revenue consequent on closing the saloons.
has tended Ia no degree to impede the
city's progress 10 any direction. Large
appropriations have been made TO the water
works, the public schooIs,t the Piedmont fair
and other improvements Tie business
men have raised Sioo.ooo to build the At
lan.a and IIawkinsville railroad. The
number Of city banks Is TO be increased 20
five. The coming of four new railroads
has been settled duringshe year. Fifteen
new stores containing house-furnishing &
goods have been started since prohibition.
went Into effect These are doing we'll
More furniture has been sold 10 mechanics
and iaboring men In the last twelve months
than IN any twelve months during the his
tory of the city. The manufacturing es.
Adjustments of the city have received new
Eiie A glass factory has been built. 4
cotton seed oil mill i being built worth
SI2sooo. All Improvement companies
with basis In real estate have seen their
stock doubled in value since the election
on prohibition.
Stores In which the liquor trade was con.
Quoted arc not vaeant,but are now occupied
BY other lines OF trade. According to the
real estate men more laborers and men Of
limited mcans-are buying lots than ever
before. Rents are more promptly paid
than formerly. More houses are rented
by the same number OF families than here
toforr. Before prohibition, sometimes Us
many A. three families would live In the
same house The heads of those families
now not spending their money for drink,
are each able TO rent house, thus using
three instead OF one. Working men who
formerly spent agreat part of their money
for liquor now spend Il for food and clothes
for their families. The ratail grocery men
sell more goods and collect their bills bet.
ter than ever before Thus they are able
to settle more promptly with the wholesale
men.
A perceptibIe increase has been noticed
in the number of people who ride on the
street cars. According to the coal dealers
many people bought coal and stored i
away last winter who had never beer
known to do 50 before Others who hat
been accustomed TO buying Two or three
tons at time, bought seven or eight ans
paid cash for It Aleadihg proprietor Of !
millinery store said that he had sold NOR,
hats and bonncts to taboring men for thei
wives and daughters than before in the
history Of his business Contractors say
their men do better work, and on Saturday
evenings, when they receive their week
wages, spend the same for flour, ,hans, dr.,
goods, or other necessary things for thei
families. Thus they are in better spirits
have more hope, and are not inclined tc
strike and growl about higher wages
Attendance upon the public schools ha'
increased The superintendent of public
instruction said in his report to the board
feducation, made January st,ISS7: "Dur
ing the past year it has been the subject 0
remark by teachers in the school and by
visitors, that the children wercihore tidy
were better dressed, were better shod,ani
presented a neater appearance than eve
before. Less trouble has been experiences
| in having parents purchase books requires
BY the rules, fewer children have bee
Withdrawn to aid in supporting the famiIN